Town Square
The community layer, owned by the community.
A neighbor-run alternative to Big Tech’s feeds — bulletin boards, events, and groups for your town, with no ads and no algorithm deciding what you see.
🌎 Environmental watch
Live public data for Florence · updated 11 hr ago · showing last good readingAir quality
46GoodUS AQI
PM2.5 9μg/m³PM10 11μg/m³Ozone 89μg/m³NO₂ 2μg/m³
Water monitoring
Tennessee River At Florence Al · 1.6 km away
0.00 ft3/sStreamflow
Active alerts
- ModerateHeat Advisory
Earthquakes · 30 days
M2.6strongest within 250 km
6 km ENE of Steele, Missouri
1 quake ≥ M2.5
Sources: Open-Meteo Air Quality, USGS Water Services, National Weather Service, USGS Earthquake Catalog, EPA National Priorities List. All public, no personal data.
⚡ Energy Ledger
Alabama’s slice of the energy transition · data as of Aug 2026Electric fleet
24,400battery EVs registered
0.49% of 4,949,800 vehicles · US: 1.94%
Charging network
1,770public ports · 900 DC fast
14 EVs per port · US: 22
Cost per mile
3.6¢electric vs 11.4¢ gasoline
≈ $904/yr saved at 11,500 mi · at 11.9¢/kWh home rates
The state grid, 2024
142.9TWh generated vs 87.5 used
Net exporter (+55.4 TWh) · Natural gas leads at 45%
EV mandate status
None
No ZEV sales mandate — the market here runs on economics alone.
Full Alabama dossier →From the national Energy Ledger — mandates, credits, rollbacks, and results vs the grid’s real meters. Run your own numbers in Pencil It Out. Sources: AFDC 2025, EIA 2024.
Boards
💬GeneralCommunity talk — anything and everything.0🏛️City Hall WatchDiscuss meetings, agendas, and local decisions.0📅EventsMeetups, markets, gatherings, and happenings.0🔎Lost & FoundLost a pet or a wallet? Found something? Post here.0🏷️For Sale & FreeSell, give away, or ask for things locally.0🤝Help & RecommendationsAsk neighbors for advice and referrals.0
The suite
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Bulletin Boards
Neighborhood boards to post, discuss, and organize.
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EventsComing soon
A shared local calendar of gatherings and meetings.
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GroupsComing soon
Private spaces for neighborhoods and interests.
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MarketplaceComing soon
Buy, sell, and give away, locally.